Hooterville Valley comes to a complete standstill when the Hooterville Cannonball ceases operation. The reason? Longtime engineers Floyd (Rufe Davis and Charley (Smiley Burnette) are feudin', fussin' and a-fightin'. As usual, it falls to Kate (Bea Benaderet) to patch up the feud and get things running again. Fans of the films of John Ford will appreciate the appearance of cadaverous character actor Hank Worden (the half-witted "Mose" in The Searchers, among many other roles) as a Hooterville farmer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide